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At long last, this is the definitive Wet Hot American Summer book fans have been clamoring for! Screenwriters David Wain and Michael Showalter take pen to page and create a hilarious, behind-the-scenes annotated version of the original screenplay that launched a thousand Halloween costumes. They provide commentary on and insight into how and why they made the artistic decisions they did while writing and filming the movie that went on to become a true cult classic, as well as an ongoing Netflix series. The book will also feature reproduced ephemera from filming—photos, original (and scathing) reviews, AIM chat conversations, marked up script pages, and so much more. Written and curated by Wain and Showalter, this will be the must-have guide to all things Wet Hot. From Abrams Books.

“Wet Hot American Summer is one of the funniest films ever made. This is a must-read for any fan of comedy out there.”

— Rachel Bloom

“Watching Wet Hot American Summer for the first time was an ‘Aha’ moment for me. The blend of physical comedy—bizarrely specific—and wildly heightened characters made me see the vast possibilities within the world of making comedy, and making comedy with your friends.”

— Abbi Jacobson

“I saw Wet Hot American Summer opening weekend and it blew my comedy mind. And now this book has blown my book-about-classic-cult-comedy-with-insights-and-anecdotes-that-really-elevate-the-whole-experience-of-something-I-already-loved mind.”

— Nick Kroll

“If you love the movieWet Hot American Summeras much as I do, but for some reason don’t like watching it, then I guess this is the perfect book for you.”

— B. J. Novak

“A funny, poignant camp reunion.”
              - Robert Lloyd,  LA Times

“The spirit of Wet Hot American Summer is alive and well Ten Years Later”
              - Erik Adams, AV Club

“Ten Years Later is yet another sweet, painfully funny, extremely worthy follow-up to a cult classic."”
             - Tom Philip - GQ

ALL EPISODES
NOW STREAMING
on Netflix

SELECTED ARTICLES

• Lots of fun coverage at Vulture

• Spoiler-free review from Consequence of Sound

• LA Times review

• AV Club review

• David Wain interview - Splitsider

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK!

THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

GET the record, Plus WET HOT T-SHIRTS & "HIGHER AND HIGHER" RECORD at RUSTED WAVE!

and listen to selections from the "First Day of Camp" SOUNDTRACK
from Craig Wedren on Soundcloud!

Synopsis       Cast       Reviews       Music

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Wet Hot American Summer, the movie, was filmed in 28 rainy days, May & June 2000 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. 

It premiered at the Sundance Festival in January 2001.

USA Films released the movie theatrically on July 27, 2001.

The DVD was released on January 2002, with the following elements: 

• super high quality director-supervised transfer

• great behind-the-scenes footage

• tons of deleted scenes

• audio commentary with Wain, Showalter and Garofalo

• songs from the movie

• production stills

• bios and cast comments

• alternate soundtrack with lots of added farts 

Midnight and outdoor screenings began in several cities August of 2003, and have increased in number every summer.

In August of 2011, many members of the cast celebrated the movie's 10th anniversary at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, highlighted in this Vulture article.

On January 21st, 2012, the original cast gathered at the San Francisco Sketchfest to perform a live radio play version of the film, which you can read about here on the Huffington Post.

SOME ARTICLES ABOUT THE MOVIE

The Next Picture Show: #114 A Futile and Stupid Gesture/Wet Hot American Summer

CinemaScope "Notes on Camp: An Interview with David Wain"

The Onion AV Club's New Cult Canon: Wet Hot American Summer

Entertainment Weekly: Wet Hot 10th Anniversary Interview with Wain, Showalter, and Lo Truglio

Entertainment Weekly: The Crazy Story Behind Wet Hot American Summer

Bullseye: David Wain and Michael Showalter join Jesse to talk about their new series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp. (AUDIO)

25 Best Cult Movies of the Century (Taste of Cinema)

The 30 Best (Truly) Independent Films of the 21st Century (Ringer)

The Wet Hot roleplaying adventure game is here! 

"A different kind of RPG, one in which players struggle with drugs, sex, and talking vegetables rather than orcs and dungeons." 
–Entertainment Weekly

"The Wet Hot American Summer tabletop game is D&D for comedy nerds" 
–The Verge

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